Place value: Four-digit numbers

In a nutshell

The are four place values for four-digit numbers: thousands, hundreds, tens and ones. Zeros can also be used as placeholders where necessary.

Place values

A four-digit number can be separated or partitioned into thousands, hundreds, ten and ones. The position of the digit, or the place value, indicates how big the number is.

Example 1

Use place value to partition the number $$6092$$. 

The number $$6092$$ consists of $$6$$ thousands, $$9$$ tens and $$2$$ ones.

$$\underline{6092 = 6000+90+2}$$

Note: The zero in the hundreds column is a placeholder, as there are no hundreds for this number.

Example 2

Place the numbers $$5678$$, $$9283$$ and $$8274$$ into a place value table.

The numbers have four digits, so the numbers can be separated into thousands, hundreds, tens and ones.